Understanding density functional theory (DFT) and completing it in practice

We review some salient points in the derivation of density functional theory (DFT) and of the local density approximation (LDA) of it. We then articulate an understanding of DFT and LDA that seems to be ignored in the literature. We note the well-established failures of many DFT and LDA...

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Main Author: Diola Bagayoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-12-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4903408